Literature by Period Books

New and Published Books

1. Revisiting the Poetic Edda

   Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend

   Edited by Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington

   Series: Routledge Medieval Casebooks

   Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two doomed Helgis and their valkyrie lovers; the dragon-slayer Sigurðr; Brynhildr the implacable...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
2. Imagining the Pagan Past

   Gods and Goddesses in Literature and History since the Dark Ages

   By Marion Gibson

   Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain’s pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an uncomfortable relationship with the scholarly world; often being seen as historically dubious, self-indulgent romance and, worse,...

   Published January 22nd 2013 by Routledge
3. Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire

   From Augustus to Justinian

   By Albrecht Dihle

   Professor Dihle sees the Greek and Latin literature between the 1st century B.C. and the 6th century A.D. as an organic progression. He builds on Schlegel's observation that art, customs and political life in classical antiquity are inextricably entwined and therefore should not be examined...

   Published December 30th 2012 by Routledge
4. AIDS Literature and Gay Identity

   The Literature of Loss

   By Monica Pearl

   Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature

   This book discusses the significance of late twentieth century and early twenty first century American fiction written in response to the AIDS crisis and interrogates how sexual identity is depicted and constructed textually. Pearl develops Freudian psychoanalytic theory in a complex account of the...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
5. Narrative Hospitality in Late Victorian Fiction

   Novel Ethics

   By Rachel Hollander

   Series: Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature

   Bringing together poststructuralist ethical theory with late Victorian debates about the morality of literature, this book reconsiders the ways in which novels engender an ethical orientation or response in their readers, explaining how the intersections of nation, family, and form in the late...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
6. Androids and Intelligent Networks in Early Modern Literature and Culture

   Artificial Slaves

   By Kevin LaGrandeur

   Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture

   This book explores the creation and use of artificially made humanoid servants and servant networks by fictional and non-fictional scientists of the early modern period. Beginning with an investigation of the roots of artificial servants, humanoids, and automata from earlier times, LaGrandeur...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
7. Charles Dickens and the Victorian Child

   Romanticizing and Socializing the Imperfect Child

   By Amberyl Malkovich

   Series: Children's Literature and Culture

   This book explores the ideas of children and childhood, and the construct of the ‘ideal’ Victorian child, that developed rapidly over the Victorian era along with literacy and reading material for the emerging mass reading public. Children’s Literature was one of the developing areas for publishers...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
8. Trauma and Romance in Contemporary British Literature

   Edited by Jean-Michel Ganteau, Susana Onega

   Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature

   Drawing on a variety of theoretical approaches including trauma theory, psychoanalysis, genre theory, narrative theory, theories of temporality, cultural theory, and ethics, this book breaks new ground in bringing together trauma and romance, two categories whose collaboration has never been...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
9. Reading the Early Modern Dream

   The Terrors of the Night

   Edited by Sue Wiseman, Katharine Hodgkin, Michelle O'Callaghan

   Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture

   Dreams have been significant in many different cultures, carrying messages about this world and others, posing problems about knowledge, truth, and what it means to be human. This thought-provoking collection of essays explores dreams and visions in early modern Europe, canvassing the place of the...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
10. Civility and Empire

    Literature and Culture in British India, 1821-1921

    By Anindyo Roy

    Series: Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures

    This book addresses the idea of 'civility' as a manifestation of the fluidity and ambivalence of imperial power as reflected in British colonial literature and culture. Discussions of Anglo-Indian romances of 1880-1900, E.M. Forster's The Life to Come and Leonard Woolf's writings show how the...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge